The History of Rock & Roll was a radio documentary on rock and roll music. It was first broadcast in 1969. The 1969 version was 48 hours long.[2] The 1978 version was 52 hours long.[3]The History of Rock & Roll told the story of Rock and Roll music from the early 1950s to its day. Producers Bill Drake and Gene Chenault called this a "rockumentary".[4] The show interviewed many musicians.

Los Angeles radio station KHJ first broadcast this show on February 21-23, 1969.[2] In the fall of 1969 many other stations broadcast this documentary.[5]